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Dickinson County residents receive $1,898,321 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Dickinson County received $1,898,321 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 996 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 48 percent increase from 2020, when 1,061 recipients received $1,282,488.

Qualified recipients in the Program are eligible to receive financial assistance in the form of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, which then can be used to buy groceries. The Program is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's larger Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Amount of Money Allocated for Dickinson County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$1,801,018
2013$1,802,817
2014$1,588,443
2015$1,451,688
2016$1,560,511
2017$1,334,521
2018$1,336,406
2019$1,282,488
2020$1,898,321
2021$2,414,695

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